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Adjectives  


Adjectives are words used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. They give the reader more information about a noun. Use adjectives to make your writing more interesting.

 
Examples: a good essay
the intelligent student
He is smart.
our hard-working leader


Some adjectives can be used for comparing different things.

 
Examples: Vancouver is cold. Toronto is colder. Winnipeg is coldest.
This book is good. That book is better. My book is the best.

 
Articles   

The most commonly used adjectives are called articles. These adjectives do not describe; they are determiners.

There are only three articles; they are { a, an, the}